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[smallieking]

hey was thinking about this for awhile    i thought it would be a good idea to create a thread just dealing with river smallies  so we could discuss success, failure, techniques/presentations, ask and answer questions  and have fun  

[AKFerzy7]

i just fish everything down stream. mostly shaky heads.

[smallieking]

by downstream u mean just drifting baits?

[pondhopper]

Great idea! Especially since I have a lot of river action on my plate for the up coming season.

[smallieking]

lol yea me too  i figure that almost about half of the smallmouth bass fishing topic is all about rivers so i thought it would be cool just to make a thread so we can discuss things here

[mikel7]

River smallies.com is just what you want

[BUCKEYEone]

I've never fished a river for smallies, but cant wait to get started.  Here is what I have learned so far:  the weekend I decide to start fishing river smallies the river will flood to 4 feet above flood level.  Not off to a good start

[roadwarrior]

River smallies.com is just what you want

Well, there are a few of us here that fish rivers for smallmouth, too:

http://www.bassresou...?num=1204041316


8-)

[Grey Wolf]

This whole section is dedicated to small mouth , why would you want to break it down even farther .You either fish them in streams or lakes.Please clear this for my feeble mind to understand.

[AKFerzy7]

i always get out the canoe and wade just below rapids and cast up into them and reel just fast enough to keep contact with lure. usually always out performs everyone else who doesnt put up the extra effort and just casts across the stream

[Davis]

i always get out the canoe and wade just below rapids and cast up into them and reel just fast enough to keep contact with lure. usually always out performs everyone else who doesnt put up the extra effort and just casts across the stream

Same except I'm on shore because the creek is not very wide. Maybe 20 yards wide. Toss em up stream in the rapids and let her come down.....nails em. 8-)

[skeeterman24]

I'll be river fishing for smallies a lot this year too.  I guess my biggest thing is seasonal movements on a river.  Will the be deep even though there is current and have the same patterns as on a lake?

[fishnaddiction]

i always get out the canoe and wade just below rapids and cast up into them and reel just fast enough to keep contact with lure. usually always out performs everyone else who doesnt put up the extra effort and just casts across the stream

Same except I'm on shore because the creek is not very wide. Maybe 20 yards wide. Toss em up stream in the rapids and let her come down.....nails em. 8-)

yea i like this technique alot too  its not my go to presentation though  i like fishing shallow in the morning then going to deeper pockets then if the heat and sun gets really bad then i go to the rapids and current for key bites  
So what is every's favorite river smallie bait? mine would have to be the tube

[basspro48]

Are we just talkin small rivers here?

Because I also fish large tidal river systems for smallies as well as the smaller creeks.

[smallieking]

anything dealing with current so yea large tidal rivers   my favorite river bait would be a yum crawbug or baby craw